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Hello, My (Late) Thirties

Published by Justine

In the spirit of never (or at least trying not to) missing a birthday post, here I am about to post something that reflects my current state. Subscribed to this online Substack, I decided to do answer questions from their profile series which I think is a good, short, fun way to depict the what’s currently up with me. We’re all about the low effort high impact here, right? 1. My hometown is Jakarta, but home is currently in Cebu, and of course, the internet. 2. I live in Cebu City, Philippines, and have been living here since 2012. That’s 13 years now. 3. The one thing I miss most about my hometown is the privileges and luxuries that came with being a child of expats; the Indonesian food, and just my overall childhood. 4. If I was an ice cream flavour, I’d be mint chocolate chip because it’s my all time favorite. 5. My spirit animal is a bird because being able to fly must be a really beautiful thing. 6. The soundtrack to my life is Maybe Tomorrow by Stereophonics. The song itself is a …

The Sunday Currently, v35

Published by Justine

In an attempt to not let the year pass by with just 1 entry in this blog, I’m going to do something I haven’t done in a while, which an edition of The Sunday Currently! FEELINGWeird and tired. This afternoon I had a matcha soft serve, and usually I get so alert after that bit of caffeine kick that I vow myself never having matcha after 3pm coz it’ll just jolt me up the whole night. But I ended up crashing hard and napping right after. This is how I know I’m entering my luteal phase and my main symptoms for when this phase arrives is just being always mad sleepy and not needing any sleep assists at night. It’s really good for my sleep debt because it eliminates it 😅 WATCHINGAs a big Hospital Playlist fan, I’ve been really enjoying Resident Playbook lately. It fills the void that I missed when I was watching both shows. So I’ve been spending this afternoon watching clips from the show. READING The Celebrants by Steven Rowley is …

2024 Reflections

Published by Justine

Thanks to my little assistant ChatGPT, I’m able to write this post with question prompts about what kind of a year 2024 was. A lot of things happened last year, but at the same time I feel like I was just writing about my West Coast trip last Christmas in my previous entry. Will I ever get tired of whining about how time flies in this blog? It feels like it’s the only way I can truly grasp how time just passes like nobody’s business. Like, who gave time the audacity to go by so quick? What was the biggest highlight of your year? I think it would have to be my Bali trip last June where I had a big reunion with my childhood best friends—my core C.O.F. as how we used to call it: core circle of friends. It was also the first time I’ve been back in Indonesia since the pandemic, which was interesting because Bali and Jakarta were the last out of country cities I visited before the lockdowns happened in …

Time Ticks Faster

Published by Justine

Last month, this domain expired. It took me until the very end of its grace period to renew it again, because why would I? I had not written in over a year and seems like blogging isn’t a thing anymore. I had a phase where I wanted to open a Substack then realized, why would I? I still have this little space of mine on the internet that no one really knows anymore, so wny should I stop using it right? 2023 was the same. Everything feels just the same these days. Everyone around me is growing, adulting, experiencing life milestones, yet here I am.. still me. From extrovert to introvert. I don’t know how others perceive me, and frankly, I’m too busy thinking about how I’m being perceived to actually realize how I’m being perceived. Does that make sense? It makes sense to me. It’s been a while since I’ve written anything long form that’s not for work. Everything is consumed in little tidbits nowadays (you can check my TikTok watch time for that, …

The Sunday Currently, v34

Published by Justine

Happy New Year!! I hope you had a great new year and eve, to anyone who still reads this! I thought it would be nice to have a TSC entry today, considering the first day of the year falls on a Sunday. Let’s get it! FEELINGPretty good but undoubtedly still anxious. Like every new year as of late I don’t feel any different and less hopeful due to the state of the world for the past few years, but I am always trying my best to not let it get to me and focus on the good even though it gets tough at times. Storms always pass, and that’s what keeps me going. WATCHING & LISTENINGMy YouTube recommendations after I was away for a week. Us The Duo just released their hits for 2022 and it’s always a nice compilation of all the hits we enjoyed the past year. READINGI admit I haven’t been reading books the past year, but I really want to change that this coming year. Obviously I can’t even do the …